Reynold Wolfe

Omaha Police Department — Omaha, NE

Felonious

End of Watch February 23, 1935

Age 25

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 24

Incident

Officer Reynold Wolfe was shot and killed while he and his partner attempted to arrest two robbery suspects. The suspects fled in a vehicle and led the officers on a pursuit. The suspects opened fire on the officers with shotguns after their vehicle crashed at the intersection of S 12th Avenue and Jones Street. Officer Wolfe was struck in the chest and fatally wounded. One of the suspects was shot and killed by responding officers and the other suspect was arrested.

Survivors

Officer Wolfe was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wolfe served with the Omaha Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wolfe.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Omaha Police Department

Location Omaha, NE

Platform Identity opd.douglas.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1935

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Officer Reynold Wolfe is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Omaha Police Department, 21 of 25 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84% of this agency's fallen.

Omaha Police Department

of 25 officers

84% Felonious

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

64.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious